ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Job Trends in the Thames Valley

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 177 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 8 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.20% 0.17% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.70% 0.41% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 0
10th Percentile £59,125 £70,000 -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 - -
90th Percentile £70,750 - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,143 1,464 1,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 28.68% 41.97% 43.48%
Number of salaries quoted 443 519 1,041
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £64,945 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £53,260
% change year-on-year -12.50% +12.65% +2.42%

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the Thames Valley

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +4 5 £65,000 -13.33% 1
Oxfordshire - 2 £70,000 -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £52,500 -
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
South East

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) GCP
1 1 (12.50%) SaaS
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Legal
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Information Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Information Security Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Security Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Head of Compliance
2 2 (25.00%) Head of Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 1 (12.50%) IT Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) IT Security Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Security Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) CESG
2 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
2 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (37.50%) Due Diligence
5 2 (25.00%) Information Security Governance
5 2 (25.00%) Information Security Management
5 2 (25.00%) Internal Audit
5 2 (25.00%) ISMS
5 2 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (25.00%) Security Management
5 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (12.50%) SBOM
6 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
6 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) CISA
2 4 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (25.00%) CISSP
3 2 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (12.50%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (12.50%) CRISC
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (37.50%) GDPR
2 3 (37.50%) GRC
2 3 (37.50%) NIST
3 1 (12.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (12.50%) SLA
3 1 (12.50%) SOC 2